diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/include/rule_engine.hrl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/include/rule_engine.hrl
index b7ec37d8e..4884f329e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/include/rule_engine.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/include/rule_engine.hrl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 -type rule() ::
        #{ id := rule_id()
+        , name := binary()
         , sql := binary()
         , outputs := [output()]
         , enabled := boolean()
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl
index 1fe75447e..b3b7afe4e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_api_schema.erl
@@ -38,14 +38,11 @@ roots() ->
     ].
 
 fields("rule_creation") ->
-    [ {"id", sc(binary(),
-        #{ desc => "The Id of the rule", nullable => false
-         , example => "my_rule_id"
-         })}
-    ] ++ emqx_rule_engine_schema:fields("rules");
+    emqx_rule_engine_schema:fields("rules");
 
 fields("rule_info") ->
-    [ {"metrics", sc(ref("metrics"), #{desc => "The metrics of the rule"})}
+    [ rule_id()
+    , {"metrics", sc(ref("metrics"), #{desc => "The metrics of the rule"})}
     , {"node_metrics", sc(ref("node_metrics"), #{desc => "The metrics of the rule"})}
     , {"from", sc(hoconsc:array(binary()),
         #{desc => "The topics of the rule", example => "t/#"})}
@@ -182,5 +179,11 @@ qos() ->
     {"qos", sc(hoconsc:union([typerefl:integer(0), typerefl:integer(1), typerefl:integer(2)]),
         #{desc => "The Message QoS"})}.
 
+rule_id() ->
+    {"id", sc(binary(),
+        #{ desc => "The Id of the rule", nullable => false
+         , example => "293fb66f"
+         })}.
+
 sc(Type, Meta) -> hoconsc:mk(Type, Meta).
 ref(Field) -> hoconsc:ref(?MODULE, Field).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
index 974c6b8a4..35be28610 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ do_create_rule(Params = #{id := RuleId, sql := Sql, outputs := Outputs}) ->
         {ok, Select} ->
             Rule = #{
                 id => RuleId,
+                name => maps:get(name, Params, <<"">>),
                 created_at => erlang:system_time(millisecond),
                 enabled => maps:get(enabled, Params, true),
                 sql => Sql,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl
index 75238fb71..7cfeb5d7e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ error_schema(Code, Message) ->
 rule_creation_schema() ->
     ref(emqx_rule_api_schema, "rule_creation").
 
-rule_update_schema() ->
-    ref(emqx_rule_engine_schema, "rules").
-
 rule_test_schema() ->
     ref(emqx_rule_api_schema, "rule_test").
 
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ schema("/rules/:id") ->
             description => <<"Update a rule by given Id to all nodes in the cluster">>,
             summary => <<"Update a Rule">>,
             parameters => param_path_id(),
-            requestBody => rule_update_schema(),
+            requestBody => rule_creation_schema(),
             responses => #{
                 400 => error_schema('BAD_ARGS', "Invalid Parameters"),
                 200 => rule_info_schema()
@@ -167,7 +164,8 @@ param_path_id() ->
     Records = emqx_rule_engine:get_rules_ordered_by_ts(),
     {200, format_rule_resp(Records)};
 
-'/rules'(post, #{body := #{<<"id">> := Id} = Params}) ->
+'/rules'(post, #{body := Params}) ->
+    Id = maps:get(<<"id">>, Params, list_to_binary(emqx_misc:gen_id(8))),
     ConfPath = emqx_rule_engine:config_key_path() ++ [Id],
     case emqx_rule_engine:get_rule(Id) of
         {ok, _Rule} ->
@@ -230,7 +228,8 @@ err_msg(Msg) ->
 format_rule_resp(Rules) when is_list(Rules) ->
     [format_rule_resp(R) || R <- Rules];
 
-format_rule_resp(#{ id := Id, created_at := CreatedAt,
+format_rule_resp(#{ id := Id, name := Name,
+                    created_at := CreatedAt,
                     from := Topics,
                     outputs := Output,
                     sql := SQL,
@@ -238,6 +237,7 @@ format_rule_resp(#{ id := Id, created_at := CreatedAt,
                     description := Descr}) ->
     NodeMetrics = get_rule_metrics(Id),
     #{id => Id,
+      name => Name,
       from => Topics,
       outputs => format_output(Output),
       sql => SQL,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_schema.erl
index 36cf48da0..ba516bfa7 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_schema.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ fields("rule_engine") ->
     ];
 
 fields("rules") ->
-    [ {"sql", sc(binary(),
+    [ rule_name()
+    , {"sql", sc(binary(),
         #{ desc => """
 SQL query to transform the messages.<br>
 Example: <code>SELECT * FROM \"test/topic\" WHERE payload.x = 1</code><br>
@@ -177,6 +178,13 @@ of the rule, then the string \"undefined\" is used.
          })}
     ].
 
+rule_name() ->
+    {"name", sc(binary(),
+        #{ desc => "The name of the rule"
+         , default => ""
+         , example => "foo"
+         })}.
+
 outputs() ->
     [ binary()
     , ref("builtin_output_republish")